PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6383908

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONASHIYAABJAPAN

FRAMES7

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PROJECT 10O73 RECORD CARD
DATE LOGATION CONCLUSIONS
15 Oct 52 ASHIYA AB Wes Balloun
JAP AN Probably Balloom
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPEOF JRLERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 15/ O Gound-V.soot XaDCround-Roder 900 Was Aireroft
Probably Aircrafy
GMT.. .0 AinVimal Air-lntorcept Rader Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE - a Was Astmonomical
Yos Probabiy Astronomical
Radar operator Possibly Astronomiedl
XCONO
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION NUMBER OF CBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
G Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 Generally east O Unknown
Prohably propoz ion na
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGNTING 11. COMMENTS function or interference
Target similar to light a/c painted on 0. Radan pusann
radar scope at Ashiya Air Base. As many as
five targets appeared at time, traveling g
50.70 mph at 200.500 feet altitude. Sightings
lasted for three hours, no visual contact.

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RACKIIC
STA AND TSAPPEARING THE FIELD WTT ALT
RANGING FI • ParA IOTHING oL
SEEN
VISUALLY ISS IAS
RADAR
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SCOPE PRESENTATION. PARA 7. C. (G): VEA AT TIME OF OBSERVATION:
SKY COND
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(4) vitnesses, it is proballa that the objeots wers hinde. Weather at tine of
ebgorvation clear with a four thousand (4,000) ceiling ani visibility of ton
(10) milos. Cbjeots var observed with rader set AM/MPN1 (GCA) on both
the two (R) copes.
APFRONED:
INCLS
Captain, U3A7
2. Hitness Statsment, Roderta (1 Wing Ltelliger
2. Hitaess Statenont, Smith
3. Wiitnesn Statmmont, Chacs
4. Witnons nt. Tuoker
DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR
Chiex, Ap Tochmioal Intalligence Ax
AMTM: ATIA-20
Wright-Aatterson AFB, Chio
MOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 5O U. S. C.-
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR INI PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
PNINTING OFFICE 0-913331

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Objects usually appeared north to west of station from 2 miles or less of
field tracking inbound to station and disappearing in ground clutter around
the field with altitude ranging fr com 200 to 500 feet.
Nothing could seen visually. The under 'signed
5 years expe ce in AN/MFN-l type ra r scope prese
Weather at time of observation: . Sky four
thousand d feet scattered; visibility lo miles; altimeter setting 29.95.
Winds aloft and surface: Surface - 19 kmots from 2900; one thousand
feet - 10 knots from 290°; two thousand feet - 12 knots from 280; two
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These targets also were on the elevation se aring between 200
and 500 feet in the air.
I have been in GCA 21 ese targets -
guess
6. ehoce
RAYMOND E CHACE, AF 13000098
T Sgt, USAF
1955-1 AACS Detachment
APO 75
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